vBrownBag – Page 15

Episode Followup – vExpert PRO 2020 Update with Tim Davis, Matt Crape, Matt Langguth, Joe Houghes, Ariel Sanchez

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 by Automator of The Things

A new crop of VMware vExpert PROs were awarded and we had some of them participate in a roundtable talking about what the program is about and how it helps others who aspire to get the vExpert award. Here’s the announcement and their twitter accounts: https://blogs.vmware.com/vexpert/2020/04/07/vexpert-2020-sub-program-awards/ https://twitter.com/vtimd https://twitter.com/MattThatITGuy https://twitter.com/gsxesx https://twitter.com/jhoughes https://twitter.com/arielsanchezmor Blog posts with tips
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Episode Followup – NSX-T Data Center Routing and Switching with Britton Johnson

Posted on April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 by Automator of The Things

Britton Johnson (https://twitter.com/vcixnv) continues our series on NSX-T Data Center with a look at Routing and Switching. Britton gives us a deeper dive into the logical constructs within NSX-T as well as some topology examples and guidance on design. #NSX #VMware #Education Resources: https://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-37591 https://labs.hol.vmware.com/ HOL-2026-01-NET – VMware NSX-T: Getting Started – Module 3 Logical
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vBrownBag TechTalks in 2020

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 by Alastair Cooke

It is the time of year when I get serious about TechTalks and planning for VMworld. This year there seems to be a reasonable probability that VMworld will not be the same as last year, either online-only or reduced attendance. Either way, the vBrownBag TechTalks will go ahead. You can sign up to present a
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Episode Followup – Unlocking the Potential of Events for SDDC Automation presented by Michael Gasch (@ebano1), William Lam (@lamw) and PK (@pkblah)

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 by Automator of The Things

Michael, William and PK join us to discuss how VEBA enables event based automation for vSphere. Every VI Admin knows that little toolbar in vCenter Server showing the Tasks and Events happening in their environment. This is commonly used to track progress of an operation and can also be used for auditing purposes. However, did
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Episode Followup – Introduction to NSX-T, presented by Britton Johnson

Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 by Automator of The Things

VMware, VMware Network Virtualization Britton Johnson (https://twitter.com/vcixnv) begins our series on NSX-T with a look at the overall platform and its capabilities as well as resources for exam preparation and general learning. Resources: https://nsx.techzone.vmware.com/ https://www.dpdk.org

Episode Followup – Tips, Habits & Grit – What Successful Engineers do to Advance their Career presented by Nick Scuola

Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 by Automator of The Things

Nick Scuola (nscuola) give us a great rundown of tips and habits that technical engineers can utilize to enable themselves to skill up and truly drive their careers Resources: https://spookysolutions.com/2019/10/11/tips-habits-grit-what-successful-engineers-do-to-advance-their-careers/ https://spookysolutions.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/nick-scuola-tips-habits-grit-what-successful-engineers-do-to-advance-their-careers.pptx https://spookysolutions.com/2015/03/17/how-to-be-an-awesome-it-professional/

Episode Followup – VCDX motivation with Chris Noon

Posted on February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 by Automator of The Things

Chris Noon (@UltTransformer) talks about what motivated him to embark on his VCDX-NV journey. Chris covers both his motivations and high-level tasks he’s had to complete during his journey so far.

Episode Followup – Falling from the Clouds – Basics, Pitfalls & What You Didn’t Know About Azure & AWS

Posted on January 11, 2020April 11, 2024 by Automator of The Things

Jason McMinn (@vm_jmcminn) will lead a discussion around Azure & AWS, where we’ll cover some basics, pitfalls and the things we didn’t know that we didn’t know about Azure & AWS.

Episode Followup – A Tale of Trust presented by Benedikt Frenzel (@BenediktFrenzel)

Posted on January 2, 2020January 5, 2020 by Automator of The Things

VMware, Security Benedikt Frenzel (@BenediktFrenzel) joins us to discuss how the Lookup Service works and how to fix Trust Anchor mismatches. Resources: https://www.ben-on-vms.com/

Episode Followup – Flask on AWS Fargate by Michael Herman

Posted on October 3, 2019April 11, 2024 by Automator of The Things

Michael Herman (@MikeHerman) continues our Python For DevOps series how to use Python, Docker, and AWS Fargate to run a Flask microservice! It’s a lot of knowledge in 46 minutes to hang on tight! Resources: https://gitlab.com/testdriven/flask-tdd-docker/tree/aws-fargate https://testdriven.io/courses/tdd-flask/ https://testdriven.io/ https://realpython.com/ https://mherman.org/ https://github.com/mjhea0

Episode Followup – Learning Python: Foundations to Real World Projects by Eric Matthes

Posted on September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 by Automator of The Things

Eric Matthes (@ehmatthes), author of the best seller Python Crash Course, continues our Python For DevOps series, shares baby pics of himself, and does a live coding exercise using the requests module and threading! Resources: https://ehmatthes.github.io/pcc_2e https://ehmatthes.github.io https://nostarch.com/pythoncrashcourse2e

Episode Followup – Building and Deploying a Python Tool with Flask and vRA Cloud by Tom Burge

Posted on September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 by Automator of The Things

Tom Burge (@vcixninja) continues our Python For DevOps series with a look at vRA Cloud, VMware CodeStream, & Flask Resources: https://github.com/tomburge/dice-data-collector https://github.com/tomburge/ https://tomburge.org/

Episode Followup – Use Python’s async and await to boost DevOps by Michael Kennedy (@mkennedy)

Posted on September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 by Automator of The Things

Michael Kennedy (@mkennedy), host of the Talk Python To Me Podcast (@TalkPython) continues our Python For DevOps series with a presentation on how to use the async and await keywords to increase performance! Resources: https://github.com/mikeckennedy/async-await-jetbrains-webcast https://github.com/mikeckennedy/wakeup https://training.talkpython.fm/ https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/

Episode Followup – Visual Debugging with Games Presented by Paul Everitt

Posted on August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 by Automator of The Things

Paul Everitt (@paulweveritt) continues our Python For DevOps series with a fantastic presentation on how to debug your code using a visual interface, and he uses a video game to demonstrate! Resources: https://github.com/pauleveritt/visual_debugging

Episode Followup – Python Pandas for Excel Presented by Katie Kodes

Posted on August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 by Automator of The Things

Katie Kodes (@KatieKodes) continues our Python For DevOps series with an amazing discussion on methods for using Python and the Pandas Library to more easily get to the data you need! Resources: https://katiekodes.com/vbb19 https://repl.it https://codebunk.com/ https://katiekodes.com/setup-python-windows-anaconda https://jvns.ca/blog/good-questions

vBrownBag TechTalks at VMworld USA in 13 days, Rubrik support

Posted on August 13, 2019August 12, 2019 by Alastair Cooke

With just a few days to go, our last sponsor is Rubrik. Like a few smart businesses, Rubrik has employed vBrownBag crew members and TechTalk presenters! You never know where you will end up when you start sharing with the community, it is usually better than before. While you are at VMworld, be sure to
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VMworld USA is this month, NetApp at vBrownBag TechTalks

Posted on August 6, 2019August 4, 2019 by Alastair Cooke

t’s true, VMworld USA is just three weeks away, I hope you have everything planned. NetApp is returning as a sponsor of the vBrownBag TechTalks at VMworld USA in 2019. You can find all of the TechTalks in the Schedule Builder and Content Catalog, and can find the stage in “The Square” when you get
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Episode Followup – Moving Past Tutorials in Python presented by Ali Spittel (@ASpittel)

Posted on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 by Automator of The Things

Ali Spittel (@ASpittel) continues our Python For DevOps series and discusses how to get practical with your code Resources: https://www.alispit.tel/ https://dev.to/aspittel https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/every-time-you-build-a-to-do-list-app-a-puppy-dies-505b54637a5d/

Episode Followup – Learning & Teaching Python with Sean and Kelly! Presented by Sean Tibor & Kelly Schuster-Paredes

Posted on July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 by Automator of The Things

Sean Tibor & Kelly Schuster-Paredes (@smtibor @kellyPared) continue our Python For DevOps series and discuss methods for learning more effectively, increasing retention, and stuffing more info into your head! Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19hVYKQKMAOv6wN5lgu6tVh3G3xJndgd2mMqqxIRtzcs/edit https://realpython.com/ https://codechalleng.es/ https://codecombat.com/ https://www.fast.ai/ https://nostarch.com/pythoncrashcourse2e https://nostarch.com/automatestuff https://www.youtube.com/user/sentdex https://pybit.es/special-100days.html https://www.udemy.com/the-modern-python3-bootcamp/

One Month to Go, Boomi Supports Techtalks at VMworld

Posted on July 23, 2019July 22, 2019 by Alastair Cooke

VMworld US 2019 is only a month away, how are your plans for the conference? Remember to check out the vBrownBag TechTalks in the Content Catalog and book in the ones that grab you. While you are planning your VMworld time, make sure to swing by our awesome sponsors and say thanks for making the
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